LIBYA

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is betting all on a crackdown on the militants that pose an increasing threat to Egypt.

The killing is the fourth beheading in Libya this week, after three activists who posted information about their city were found dead Tuesday.

The Republicans aren't out to derail attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch, but they are preparing to question her in January.

ISIS is "the group that takes action,” but future expansion now pivots on propaganda — especially as they suffer losses in Iraq and Syria.

Morocco has withdrawn as the host of the 2015 African Cup of Nations. Which country will step up with only three months remaining?

Airstrikes hammered ISIS-dominated Darna on Wednesday after triple suicide attacks hit the Libyan cities of Benghazi, Tobruk and Bayda.

Violence is escalating in the eastern Libyan town of Derna, where Sunni fighters have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group.

The landmark deal will give global investors easier access to China's $3.9 trillion stock market.

The protesters at Hariga were part of a state security oil force that has gone on strike over pay.

Germany's painful economic road after unification eventually helped bolster its role as Europe's de facto leader following the financial crisis.

Since Islamist militia took control of Tripoli, Libya has had two rival parliaments, only one of which is internationally recognized.

At least 230 people have been killed since the army began waging an offensive against Islamist groups in the eastern city.

Diplomats say Qatar's reticence to join the campaign against ISIS shows it is careful to preserve its influence with regional Islamist groups.

Burkina Faso's opposition is calling its uprising the "Black Spring," raising questions about possible upheaval in the rest of West Africa.

The second-biggest city in Libya may be witnessing a humanitarian disaster.

Cheaper crude could undermine Russia's and Iran's foreign policy and push oil-dependent economies into recession.

Libya's government said it would launch a new state news agency to replace the one seized by armed factions that have set up a parallel government.

Goldman's projections contrast with those of oil analyst Paul Horsnell, known for having called the market's long rally a decade ago.

The large number of parties in Sunday's election, from conservative Islamist Salafist movements to Socialists, means a coalition is the probable outcome.

The struggle is part of a wider conflict in the north African state where former rebels use their guns to fight for power and a share of the country's oil revenues.

Western nations are ready to crack down with sanctions on leaders they say incite the spreading chaos in Libya.